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A stretch limousine failed to stop at an intersection and crashed in upstate New York on Saturday. The driver, all 17 passengers and two pedestrians were killed.

Hurricane Lane weakened to a tropical storm after dumping 3 feet of rain. But residents have not seen the end of intense rainfall. Officials also worry about brush fires and possible landslides.

For hundreds of years, these boulders have warned about the consequence of devastating droughts — and documented them for posterity. One says "if you see me, weep."

Since a brief truce in June, attacks by the militant group have left hundreds of people dead. President Ashraf Ghani is angling for a new peace deal, but the Taliban hasn't taken him up on it.

Revelations about Hyde-Smith in recent weeks revived memories of the state's dark history of racism and violence. She prevailed over Democrat Mike Espy and has to run again in 2020 for a full term.

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko says the ban on Russian men of military age is aimed at preventing the infiltration of "private armies."

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with former attorney general Dick Thornburgh. He served under President George H.W. Bush and shares his remembrances.

Jean-Claude Arnault's sex abuse scandal has roiled the Swedish Academy, which selects the Nobel Prize in Literature. His appeal of his Oct. 1 conviction has backfired.

In the first of what could be a long string of legal actions against utility, attorneys point to company power line as likely cause of disaster.

GOP Sen. Jeff Flake's retirement has set the stage for a showdown in Arizona. Republican Martha McSally and Democrat Kyrsten Sinema are neck and neck, according to recent polls.